Lexina Lungu is benefitting from Malawi’s bold new approach to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.

A vaccination campaign led by the Philippine government with UNICEF and WHO is underway in Tacloban, Philippines, targeting families in evacuation centers and outlying communities.

In Somaliland, only a third of women giving birth have any kind of skilled personnel with them -- and, in rural areas, the numbers are much lower. Now, a three-year-long programme co-funded by the European Commission that targets maternal and newborn health in Somaliland and Puntland, is slowly changing this reality.

Watch as 17-year-old Lian Fernandez describes surviving Typhoon Haiyan – and the uncertainties she now faces after the storm, in Tacloban City.

Coming to terms with HIV has not been easy for 13-year-old Jean, but support from the NGO Femmes Actives de Côte d’Ivoire (OFACI) is making a positive difference for him and other adolescents living with the virus.

Global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador on 3 December 2013. To commemorate the occasion, UNICEF produced a video showing her at work - and at play - with children around the world, featuring her song Unconditionally.

Global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador on 3 December 2013. At a launch event at UNICEF New York headquarters, Ms. Perry said, I really believe in UNICEF... [Children] are innocent, they deserve that innocence, and their happiness and their joy is pure, and it should be maintained.

Learn how Botswana’s Wise Up programme is amplifying the message of its multimedia campaigns – using theatre to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among youth.

Zandile, 19, participates in a CAPRISA support group where adolescents living with or without HIV can safely open up to one another and freely discuss issues surrounding sex, gender and HIV/AIDS.

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Yoka Brandt recently concluded a four-day visit to the State of Palestine, where she viewed and discussed the situation of children with partners and observed UNICEF’s work.